Sooo, what the CRL are really saying is…
Aucklanders were told public transport was the future. Now many are staring at a half-finished rail project, endless congestion and another delayed promise.

Aucklanders were told public transport was the future. Now many are staring at a half-finished rail project, endless congestion and another delayed promise.

If the economy is doing so well, why does it feel like most people are drowning? Chlöe Swarbrick says the system is working exactly as designed: for the wealthy.

New Zealand isn’t drifting apart by chance. Decades of economic policy and population pressure are tearing at the social fabric.
New Zealand’s 40-year neoliberal experiment has hollowed out the State, inflated housing bubbles and left us dangerously exposed to climate and economic collapse.

Flood plains. No transport. No sewage. No stormwater. Yet Sunfield was rammed through under fast-track powers. What does that look like to you?

Luxon promised fewer jobseekers. Instead, tens of thousands more Kiwis are out of work — and the numbers are still climbing.

When MSD starts calling homelessness a “narrative”, it’s not a bureaucratic slip. It’s a window into the contempt at the heart of a welfare system that punishes desperation.

Auckland is told to grow — then blocked when it tries. Another housing cut, another reminder of who really holds the power.

New data reveals a sharp decline in trust across New Zealand — with youth disengaging, social divisions deepening, and the upcoming election set to be shaped by more than policy.

The Alliance Party is backing protests against “Move On” laws, arguing they deepen homelessness and calling for a return to state-led housing solutions.